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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. The SBMCC welcomes you to our web site. Please feel free to have a look round the site using the navigation bars. We hope you enjoy your visit and will at the very least add us to your favourites. If you know anyone considering this exciting journey please spread the word along and give them our address. Build – Travel – Enjoy. To see more members vans, please visit the gallery. Section on the forum. The club would lik...

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Prepare your van | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Before removing anything that may be structural or integral to the strength of the van you should of course check with a qualified person that it is safe to do so. DVLA requirements for a van to be classified as a ‘ Motor caravan. To see more members vans, please visit the gallery. Club meets are arranged throughout the Spring to Autumn seasons. To check for the next meeting , please visit the SBMCC Meets.

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Build Info | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. A basic ‘How to’ guide. This is just a very brief run-down of the basics you need to even think about building one of your own, please bare in mind it is only meant to be informative not ‘Gospel’. A good selection is imperative, here are just a few musts:. Paper: A great big pack of paper and a handful of pencils. You will be surprised how many the pencils you will use. Work Bench: like a ‘workmate’ is a mu...Knowing h...

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Insulation | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. There are of course several types of insulation that can and have been used in van conversions. The choice you make can be governed by many factors, including cost, ease of fitting, type of van and use to which the van will be put once converted. Other types of insulation require being ‘sprayed’ onto the van walls whilst there are even flexible closed cell mats which can be glued to the walls. Section on the forum.

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Plan Your Van | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. A good way to start planning your conversion is to make a simple list of priorities. Things you feel you. Have in your van then things you would. Do you need a single bunk or a four berth van? Do you require a full kitchen with oven, grill, hot and cold running water in a sink with drainer, along with a separate washroom and shower? Or would you prefer a camping stove with a washing up bowl and a store-away Porta-Potti?

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Fitting Windows | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. For the more regular conversion the options for windows are to cut holes in the side of your van or convert a minibus. A large minibus may have too many windows for your liking and you will then need to address the issue of covering or removing those which are surplus to your needs but there are many very nice mini bus conversions owned by members of the SBMCC. To see more members vans, please visit the gallery. The cl...

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Forum | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. There are a few simple things you need to know about the forum:. You can go straight to the forum and read posts – obviously there are some areas you will not be able to see, and you will not be able to make or reply to posts. What’s on the forum? Rules : The forum is moderated, and also has a simple swear filter – please read the forum rules before posting. There is nothing too onerous, apart from the usual ...Data Pr...

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Services | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. This is not a direction on how to install Services. Electricity and gas installation work should be undertaken and tested by fully qualified persons only. What you have installed in your van at this stage will very much depend on how you intend to use your ‘van’. Will you need a mains electricity hook up system? Many will run on either so you can use it on mains hook up on sites and on bottled gas when wild camping.

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Who’s who | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. I have been a member of the SBMCC since 2001 and have been involved in the running the Club since 2002. I moved to Cornwall from Wolverhampton in 1985 with my wife Kathy and 4 children and have been building vans since those early days. My van building enables me and Kathy to get a van fit for our purpose and circumstances. My Name is Ray Lewis (wily) I have been with the club since 2005 and joined the management team ...

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Find Your Van | SBMCC

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Self Build Motor Caravanners Club. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Choosing the right van for your build will depend on your personal preferences as well as decisions made in your original design planning and budget planning. If it’s high mileage, were they motorway miles with regular servicing? If it’s low mileage, was it a builders van, on and off sites lugging heavy loads, or a decorators van stood in the road outside a customer’s home for almost all of its working day?